Angiogenesis

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /andʒɪə(ÊŠ)ˈdÊ’É›nɪsɪs/

Origin

From - + genesis + -.

Full definition of angiogenesis

Noun

1. (medicine, zoology) The formation and development of new blood vessels.
• 1999, Matt Ridley, Genome, Harper Perennial 2004, p. 238:Some of the most promising new cancer drugs block this process of ‘angiogenesis’, or blood-vessel formation.

Derived terms

• antiangiogenesis

Related terms

• angiogenic